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By mahtabala, 15 October, 2007

REMARKS BY HER EXCELLENCY LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM STAKEHOLDERS ON 10TH EDF PROGRAMMING, 15 OCTOBER 2007, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI

Mr. Chairman
Assistant Secretary-General for CARIFORUM in the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of Member States and Stakeholders
Members of the media

This meeting here today further crystallises the concept of the direct involvement of non-state actors in the decision-making process in the Caribbean. And it is that reality which gives me particular pleasure at being here to be part of this exercise.

By mahtabala, 15 October, 2007

REMARKS BY HER EXCELLENCY LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE MEETING OF CARIFORUM STAKEHOLDERS ON 10TH EDF PROGRAMMING, 15 OCTOBER 2007, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI

Mr. Chairman
Assistant Secretary-General for CARIFORUM in the CARICOM Secretariat
Representatives of Member States and Stakeholders
Members of the media

This meeting here today further crystallises the concept of the direct involvement of non-state actors in the decision-making process in the Caribbean. And it is that reality which gives me particular pleasure at being here to be part of this exercise.

By mahtabala, 15 October, 2007

REMARKS DELIVERED BY DR. KENRICK LESLIE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE INITIATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CARIBBEAN REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY, 15 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYAN

His Excellency Edwin Carrington, Secretary-General of CARICOM His Excellency Fraser Wheeler, British High Commissioner to Guyana Ms. Elizabeth Carriere, Head of DFID in the Caribbean Other Distinguished Guests Members of the Media Colleagues Ladies and Gentlemen

By mahtabala, 15 October, 2007

REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 10-12 OCTOBER 20

Ministers of Government
Secretary-General
Deputy Secretary-General
Ambassadors
Representatives of Regional and International organizations
Ladies and Gentlemen

I welcome you on behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development to this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD).

This has been a very busy year for the Secretariat and the Community. For our Directorate, there have been some outstanding achievements which include two landmark events_

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By mahtabala, 12 October, 2007

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, IN TRIBUTE TO DR. LUCY STEWARD OUTGOING REGISTRAR OF THE CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (CXC) DURING THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOP

I am extremely pleased today to be the one afforded the opportunity to pay tribute to my friend, Dr Lucy Steward, a national of Trinidad and Tobago and a true Caribbean citizen, who will shortly be demitting office as Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), one of our premier institutions and one as old as CARICOM itself.

By mahtabala, 5 October, 2007

REMARKS BY LOUIS MICHEL,  EU COMMISSIONER, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF CARIFORUM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON EPA RELATED ISSUES, 4 OCTOBER 2007, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

It is an honour and a pleasure to be with you today.

We are meeting here because the negotiation of the EPA is at a crucial point. We still have to reach an agreement on some key points, not least the market access arrangements that need to be WTO compatible. Peter has spoken on these issues.
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